Chit-Chat Quotes

During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk.

People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.

The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's 'How are your parents doing?'

gossip is just the small change of conversation.

I'm such a Cathy Chatters.

I don't know if it was much of an interview. We just shot the breeze.

I love talking to people; the more I talk, the more gossip I can cull.

I hate small talk! I can't do it.

Lots of people aren't comfortable with silences. They feel they've got to fill the dead air.

There’s always time for babbling.

I love when people stop and talk to me, because the people are always so nice.

I love rumors. It gives me something to think about and enjoy.

I don't believe in calling someone and having a big chat, because that puts a lot of added pressure on them. If somebody is doing something or involved in fielding practice, then a little chit-chat at that time helps because it's informal and doesn't add any pressure.

The only thing I've ever stolen are hours out of people's lives with meandering conversations.

Kevin Smith is a very challenging conversationalist and Jay has many great stories.

I'm not an ace at small talk.

Then Mrs. Tiggy-winkle made tea - a cup for herself and a cup for Lucie. They sat before the fire on a bench and looked sideways at one another. Mrs. Tiggy-winkle's hand, holding the tea-cup, was very very brown, and very very wrinkly with the soap-suds; and all through her gown and her cap, there were HAIRPINS sticking wrong end out; so that Lucie didn't like to sit too near her.

People with autism aren't interested in social chit-chat.

None of us are gossips, but we love listening to those who are.

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

Another stupid party . . . with six people to look on, and talk nonsense to each other.

I love to chit-chat and used to be the first to arrive at a party and the last to leave.

A scholar does not wish to be always pumping his brains; he wants gossips.

There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit.

small talk comes from small bones